Ben Cicchetti
@bencicchetti.com
He/Him | 💼 Marketer | 🎙️ Podcaster | 🐾 Dog Dad | 🏳️🌈 LGBTQ+
🎧 Queer Talker: https://www.queertalker.com
Views are my own, obviously.
🎧 Queer Talker: https://www.queertalker.com
Views are my own, obviously.
What happens when you turn up on set, and they’ve completely rewritten your monologue!
October 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
What happens when you turn up on set, and they’ve completely rewritten your monologue!
My conversation with Alex Thomas-Smith reminded me to never dilute myself, no matter the room I enter!
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October 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My conversation with Alex Thomas-Smith reminded me to never dilute myself, no matter the room I enter!
Listen and subscribe now!
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I first saw Alex Thomas-Smith in &Juliet and was instantly drawn to them. The energy, the presence, the power. So it’s an absolute thrill to welcome them to Queer Talker.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I first saw Alex Thomas-Smith in &Juliet and was instantly drawn to them. The energy, the presence, the power. So it’s an absolute thrill to welcome them to Queer Talker.
🎧 Listen now
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🎤 From The Voice and Is It a Bird, to Transaction and Is That A C*ck In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Here To Kill Me, Jordan Gray has redefined comedy, music, and what it means to live authentically.
🎧 Listen to the full episode now: www.queertalker.com/episodes/jor...
#lgbtq #queertalker
🎧 Listen to the full episode now: www.queertalker.com/episodes/jor...
#lgbtq #queertalker
Jordan Gray | Trans Visibility, Music, Comedy & Living Authentically
Queer Talker with Jordan Gray: from The Voice to Friday Night Live, Jordan on trans visibility, comedy, and living unapologetically authentic.
www.queertalker.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🎤 From The Voice and Is It a Bird, to Transaction and Is That A C*ck In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Here To Kill Me, Jordan Gray has redefined comedy, music, and what it means to live authentically.
🎧 Listen to the full episode now: www.queertalker.com/episodes/jor...
#lgbtq #queertalker
🎧 Listen to the full episode now: www.queertalker.com/episodes/jor...
#lgbtq #queertalker
“Now what? Now we just… we get to be friends, right?” 💜
The moment Drew taught Brandon Wolf the power of being unapologetically himself.
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The moment Drew taught Brandon Wolf the power of being unapologetically himself.
🎧 Listen now:
Apple: tinyurl.com/2x4t4sk9
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3796jwns
YouTube: tinyurl.com/4bdeb7u3
September 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“Now what? Now we just… we get to be friends, right?” 💜
The moment Drew taught Brandon Wolf the power of being unapologetically himself.
🎧 Listen now:
Apple: tinyurl.com/2x4t4sk9
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3796jwns
YouTube: tinyurl.com/4bdeb7u3
The moment Drew taught Brandon Wolf the power of being unapologetically himself.
🎧 Listen now:
Apple: tinyurl.com/2x4t4sk9
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3796jwns
YouTube: tinyurl.com/4bdeb7u3
Brandon Wolf, survivor of the Pulse nightclub tragedy and national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, shares his story of grief, resilience, and the promise that drives him!
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September 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Brandon Wolf, survivor of the Pulse nightclub tragedy and national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, shares his story of grief, resilience, and the promise that drives him!
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🎧 Watch/listen now:
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“I got into activism because I didn’t like the way my community was being treated. And I still don’t.”
From chosen family to resilience to J.K. Rowling — Rico Jacob Chace’s story is powerful, honest, and unfiltered.
🎧 Watch/listen to the full Queer Talker episode here: www.queertalker.com
From chosen family to resilience to J.K. Rowling — Rico Jacob Chace’s story is powerful, honest, and unfiltered.
🎧 Watch/listen to the full Queer Talker episode here: www.queertalker.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“I got into activism because I didn’t like the way my community was being treated. And I still don’t.”
From chosen family to resilience to J.K. Rowling — Rico Jacob Chace’s story is powerful, honest, and unfiltered.
🎧 Watch/listen to the full Queer Talker episode here: www.queertalker.com
From chosen family to resilience to J.K. Rowling — Rico Jacob Chace’s story is powerful, honest, and unfiltered.
🎧 Watch/listen to the full Queer Talker episode here: www.queertalker.com
Drag Race Royalty, Ella Vaday, is the my latest guest on Queer Talker.
I loved talking to Ella about growing up, getting into drag, and her experience on UK Drag Race!
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I loved talking to Ella about growing up, getting into drag, and her experience on UK Drag Race!
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Ella Vaday: West End Roots, Drag Race Realness and Queer Joy at Every Age
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August 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Drag Race Royalty, Ella Vaday, is the my latest guest on Queer Talker.
I loved talking to Ella about growing up, getting into drag, and her experience on UK Drag Race!
Apple: tinyurl.com/3d9uxna5
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3ppd9559
YouTube: tinyurl.com/3745dah7
I loved talking to Ella about growing up, getting into drag, and her experience on UK Drag Race!
Apple: tinyurl.com/3d9uxna5
Spotify: tinyurl.com/3ppd9559
YouTube: tinyurl.com/3745dah7
New episode of Queer Talker out now, and I’m joined by an icon!
This week I’m joined by the electrifying Love Bailey! Artist, musician, activist, and founder of the Savage Ranch.
🎧 Queer Talker — streaming wherever you get your podcasts.
www.queertalker.com
This week I’m joined by the electrifying Love Bailey! Artist, musician, activist, and founder of the Savage Ranch.
🎧 Queer Talker — streaming wherever you get your podcasts.
www.queertalker.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New episode of Queer Talker out now, and I’m joined by an icon!
This week I’m joined by the electrifying Love Bailey! Artist, musician, activist, and founder of the Savage Ranch.
🎧 Queer Talker — streaming wherever you get your podcasts.
www.queertalker.com
This week I’m joined by the electrifying Love Bailey! Artist, musician, activist, and founder of the Savage Ranch.
🎧 Queer Talker — streaming wherever you get your podcasts.
www.queertalker.com
“I lived two lives for years.”
Ali Najjar shares what it meant to grow up gay and Muslim in 80s and 90s Britain, to hide himself at work and at home, and to finally find love, pride, and peace with his identity.
🎧 Listen to the full episode now www.queertalker.com.
Ali Najjar shares what it meant to grow up gay and Muslim in 80s and 90s Britain, to hide himself at work and at home, and to finally find love, pride, and peace with his identity.
🎧 Listen to the full episode now www.queertalker.com.
July 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“I lived two lives for years.”
Ali Najjar shares what it meant to grow up gay and Muslim in 80s and 90s Britain, to hide himself at work and at home, and to finally find love, pride, and peace with his identity.
🎧 Listen to the full episode now www.queertalker.com.
Ali Najjar shares what it meant to grow up gay and Muslim in 80s and 90s Britain, to hide himself at work and at home, and to finally find love, pride, and peace with his identity.
🎧 Listen to the full episode now www.queertalker.com.
In the latest Queer Talker, Rebecca Minor breaks down one of the most common (and harmful) myths about supporting trans youth.
This is why we need facts—not fear.
🎧 Full episode:
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This is why we need facts—not fear.
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May 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
In the latest Queer Talker, Rebecca Minor breaks down one of the most common (and harmful) myths about supporting trans youth.
This is why we need facts—not fear.
🎧 Full episode:
Apple: tinyurl.com/bddywtv6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yck5xvps
YouTube: tinyurl.com/5yf6swaa
This is why we need facts—not fear.
🎧 Full episode:
Apple: tinyurl.com/bddywtv6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yck5xvps
YouTube: tinyurl.com/5yf6swaa
In the latest episode of Queer Talker, Rebecca Minor shares the heartbreaking reality of working with trans youth and their families right now.
🎧 Full episode:
Apple: tinyurl.com/bddywtv6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yck5xvps
YouTube: tinyurl.com/5yf6swaa
🎧 Full episode:
Apple: tinyurl.com/bddywtv6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yck5xvps
YouTube: tinyurl.com/5yf6swaa
May 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In the latest episode of Queer Talker, Rebecca Minor shares the heartbreaking reality of working with trans youth and their families right now.
🎧 Full episode:
Apple: tinyurl.com/bddywtv6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yck5xvps
YouTube: tinyurl.com/5yf6swaa
🎧 Full episode:
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Spotify: tinyurl.com/yck5xvps
YouTube: tinyurl.com/5yf6swaa
“I will never apologise for trying to make life better for one of the most stigmatised, discriminated against sections of our society.” – Nicola Sturgeon 🏳️⚧️
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#TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransPeople #LGBTQVoices
Shared via @attitudemag.bsky.social
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransPeople #LGBTQVoices
May 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
“I will never apologise for trying to make life better for one of the most stigmatised, discriminated against sections of our society.” – Nicola Sturgeon 🏳️⚧️
Shared via @attitudemag.bsky.social
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransPeople #LGBTQVoices
Shared via @attitudemag.bsky.social
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransPeople #LGBTQVoices
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ “Becoming is a lifelong process.”
This week on Queer Talker, I sit down with Rebecca Minor to talk about affirming care, protecting trans youth, and why language matters more than ever.
🎧 Listen now!
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This week on Queer Talker, I sit down with Rebecca Minor to talk about affirming care, protecting trans youth, and why language matters more than ever.
🎧 Listen now!
Apple: tinyurl.com/bddywtv6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yck5xvps
YouTube: tinyurl.com/5yf6swaa
May 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ “Becoming is a lifelong process.”
This week on Queer Talker, I sit down with Rebecca Minor to talk about affirming care, protecting trans youth, and why language matters more than ever.
🎧 Listen now!
Apple: tinyurl.com/bddywtv6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yck5xvps
YouTube: tinyurl.com/5yf6swaa
This week on Queer Talker, I sit down with Rebecca Minor to talk about affirming care, protecting trans youth, and why language matters more than ever.
🎧 Listen now!
Apple: tinyurl.com/bddywtv6
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yck5xvps
YouTube: tinyurl.com/5yf6swaa
I loved this from Zac!
Maybe authenticity is a journey not a destination!
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Maybe authenticity is a journey not a destination!
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May 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I loved this from Zac!
Maybe authenticity is a journey not a destination!
🎧 Listen to the full episode
Apple: tinyurl.com/56cvyckn
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YouTube: tinyurl.com/mv7js56x
Maybe authenticity is a journey not a destination!
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Episode 4 is LIVE!
I sit down with the incredible Zac Haniff to talk pop culture, queer icons, and what visibility and authenticity means in 2025!
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I sit down with the incredible Zac Haniff to talk pop culture, queer icons, and what visibility and authenticity means in 2025!
🎧 Listen to the full episode
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April 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Episode 4 is LIVE!
I sit down with the incredible Zac Haniff to talk pop culture, queer icons, and what visibility and authenticity means in 2025!
🎧 Listen to the full episode
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YouTube: tinyurl.com/mv7js56x
I sit down with the incredible Zac Haniff to talk pop culture, queer icons, and what visibility and authenticity means in 2025!
🎧 Listen to the full episode
Apple: tinyurl.com/56cvyckn
Spotify: tinyurl.com/56cbzps8
YouTube: tinyurl.com/mv7js56x
Olly Pike is fighting LGBTQ+ prejudice before it can form. One book. One student. One classroom at a time!
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/W1rC45CInWs?...
#Podcast #LGBTQ+
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/W1rC45CInWs?...
#Podcast #LGBTQ+
Olly Pike: Fighting LGBTQ+ Prejudice Before It Starts, The Power of Inclusive Education
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March 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Olly Pike is fighting LGBTQ+ prejudice before it can form. One book. One student. One classroom at a time!
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/W1rC45CInWs?...
#Podcast #LGBTQ+
Watch the full episode: youtu.be/W1rC45CInWs?...
#Podcast #LGBTQ+
🎧 Episode Two is Live!!!
No one is born homophobic, biphobic or transphobia—those are things people learn.
Olly Pike is working to change that, one classroom at a time!
Listen to the full episode at queertalker.com
No one is born homophobic, biphobic or transphobia—those are things people learn.
Olly Pike is working to change that, one classroom at a time!
Listen to the full episode at queertalker.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🎧 Episode Two is Live!!!
No one is born homophobic, biphobic or transphobia—those are things people learn.
Olly Pike is working to change that, one classroom at a time!
Listen to the full episode at queertalker.com
No one is born homophobic, biphobic or transphobia—those are things people learn.
Olly Pike is working to change that, one classroom at a time!
Listen to the full episode at queertalker.com
Have you listened to the debut episode of Queer Talker yet?
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Chris is a man that doesn’t just talk about change, he works to make it happen.
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Chris is a man that doesn’t just talk about change, he works to make it happen.
March 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Have you listened to the debut episode of Queer Talker yet?
🎧 www.queertalker.com
Chris is a man that doesn’t just talk about change, he works to make it happen.
🎧 www.queertalker.com
Chris is a man that doesn’t just talk about change, he works to make it happen.
“Welcome to New York”
March 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Welcome to New York”
When did people start saying P rather than PM? Is this an AdTech thing, cause I hate it.
March 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
When did people start saying P rather than PM? Is this an AdTech thing, cause I hate it.
Loved the talk from Jon Roberts at Dotdash Meredith on how cookies broke advertising. Not by being deprecated, but by the false expectations put on them at the start.
March 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Loved the talk from Jon Roberts at Dotdash Meredith on how cookies broke advertising. Not by being deprecated, but by the false expectations put on them at the start.
FYI, it only took 19 minutes for a Trump reference at #MarketectureLive
March 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
FYI, it only took 19 minutes for a Trump reference at #MarketectureLive
Let’s go! @adtechgod.com kicked things off at #MarketectureLive
@aripaparo.com then set the scene masterfully for the rest of the day.
@aripaparo.com then set the scene masterfully for the rest of the day.
March 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Let’s go! @adtechgod.com kicked things off at #MarketectureLive
@aripaparo.com then set the scene masterfully for the rest of the day.
@aripaparo.com then set the scene masterfully for the rest of the day.
Watch the full debut episode of Queer Talker with Christopher Kenna!
#podcast #lgbtq+
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#podcast #lgbtq+
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Christopher Kenna: From Foster Care to CEO, The Future of Inclusive Media & Representation
YouTube video by Queer Talker
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March 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Watch the full debut episode of Queer Talker with Christopher Kenna!
#podcast #lgbtq+
youtu.be/NLKiTRD7tOE?...
#podcast #lgbtq+
youtu.be/NLKiTRD7tOE?...